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The NHS has brought fitness to the table to battle diabetes. How can your gym get involved?
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=323850&loc=twThe fitness and physical activity sector has been given another exciting opportunity to prove itself in the preventative healthcare arena: a new NHS-led national Diabetes Prevention Programme called Healthier YouPHE's One You is a gift of an opportunity to engage people in preventative health @_ukactive
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=323449&loc=twThese are the facts: around 40 per cent of all deaths in England are linked to bad lifestyle choices, and NHS England spends more than £11bn a year treating illnesses caused by the effects of bad diet, inactivity, smoking and alcohol consumption. This is the stark reality of the health crisis in the UK – one that’s mirrored in many other countries around the world..@Sport_England funding will no longer be limited to sport; it's all about wellbeing
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=322281&loc=twSport is just one part of a far larger entity that is physical activity, observed Jennie Price at the ukactive Summit in November – hardly a shocking revelation in itself, but nevertheless an interesting perspective coming from the CEO of Sport England, whose mission up to this point has been to develop grassroots sport across the UK.Passive to active: spa gets sporty, by @spabusinessmag editor, Liz Terry
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=320455&loc=twIn the 2015 edition of Spa Business magazine’s annual spa and wellness trends report – Spa Foresight™ – we highlighted spa and sport as being an exciting growth area for the industry.
The majority of spas have traditionally focused on offering passive experiences, with only destination spas programming in active pursuits, such as hiking, but we expect this to change rapidly over the next decade as millennials come on stream as spa consumers.Sport finds its purpose: Liz Terry on the Sporting Future report
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=320453&loc=twWhat a journey sport has been on over the last 50 years: from amateur to professional and from the private school to the mainstream. It's been quite a ride and we've essentially seen it democratised. Now sport is taking another giant evolutionary leap forward and joining the mainstream health and social agendas with the publication of the government’s report, Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation, which lays out plans for the sector.The Living Wage represents a great opportunity to upskill our sector, says @healthclubkate
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=320452&loc=twThe National Living Wage is coming, and operators across the UK will be trying to work how they can afford it. It will certainly be a challenge in a sector that has long relied on fairly low-paid staff, but we believe it presents an interesting opportunity to upgrade the industry.If you want to keep hold of your gym members, contracts are out, flexibility is in
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=319089&loc=twAre contracts really the key driver of member loyalty, as numerous retention reports have stated over the years? ukactive’s latest Business Performance Benchmarking report suggests not – or at least, no longer. It found that gyms with a minimum 12-month fixed-term contract saw an average membership length of 11.2 months – far shorter than the 17.2-month average enjoyed by gyms that didn’t require a 12-month commitment and that offered more flexible contract lengths. Active every day
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=318388&loc=twSometimes in the history of an industry, there comes a tipping point which propels it into the stratosphere. It can be anything from the advent of a new technology, to the launch of a new company or the arrival of a groundbreaking piece of legislation.Let's make Active Every Day as powerful a health mantra as Five a Day
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=318361&loc=twThe health and fitness industry is failing to capitalise on one of the greatest opportunities it’s ever had, according to Liz Terry, editor of Health Club Management’s sister magazine Leisure Management.Creating powerful connections between architects & designers & the spa & wellness industries
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http://blog.leisuremedia.com/index.cfm?codeid=318117&loc=twThe spa industry is growing more quickly than ever before, with roll-outs globally in all sectors. There’s never been a better time both to create wellness environments and to adopt green building methods to improve the health of both customers and the planet.